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Aims and Objectives

Aims:


  • To address community issues for a better future

  • To unite the community and celebrate cultural diversity

  • To increase knowledge and awareness among the Bangladeshi people in the United Kingdom to improve quality of lives


Objectives:


  • Make film/drama/documentaries by British Bangladeshis targeting Bangladeshi communities to create awareness of the environment.

  • Promotes cultural heritage, community cohesion and cultural diversity through making and broadcasting film/documentary for TV shows and through DVDs.

  • Empower and build the capacity of individuals and community groups within the area of benefit.

  • Promote the services of, and raise the profile of, community and voluntary groups

  • Raise the cultural profile of, and for, the diverse communities of Luton and the Eastern region

  • Promote visual and performing arts within the community and provide training opportunities to the community to create interest and develop their skills targeting Children and Young People.

  • Provide and support the provision of resources to identify, enhance and showcase opportunities for local talent and promoters in the field of media and arts.

  • Support community-based capacity building and stimulate economically viable cultural activity

constitution

Creative Vision Constitution: Adopted on 7th February 2018

PART 1

1. Adoption of the Constitution

The association and its property will be administered and managed in accordance with the provisions in Parts 1 and 2 of this constitution.

2. The Name

The association’s name is Creative Vision.

3. The Objectives: The Creative Vision’s objectives are -

Objective 1

To act advance the education to the public in the knowledge, understanding and appreciate the arts, particularly the art of the film and allied visual techniques. Providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of educational and other activities.

Objective 2

Advancing in life and helping people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; and relieving unemployment.

Objective 3

Providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.

4. Application of the Income and Property

(1) The income and property of the Creative Vision shall be applied solely towards the promotion and achieving the Objects.

(2) A Member of Executive body may pay out of, or be reimbursed from, the property of the Creative Vision reasonable expenses properly incurred by him or her when acting on behalf of the Creative Vision.

(3) None of the income or property of the Creative Vision may be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend bonus or otherwise by way of profit to any member of the Creative Vision. This however does not prevent:

(a) a member who is not a Member of Executive body from receiving a reasonable and proper remuneration for any goods/services supplied/offered to the Creative Vision;

(b) a Member of Executive body from:

(i) buying goods or services from the Creative Vision upon the same terms and conditions as applicable to other members or members of the public; Constitution: Creative Vision Page 3 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

(ii) receiving a benefit from the Creative Vision in the capacity of a beneficiary of the Creative Vision, provided that the Members of Executive body comply with the provisions of sub clause (6) of this clause, or as a member of the Creative Vision and upon the same terms as other members;

(c) the purchase of indemnity insurance for the Members of Executive body against any liability that by virtue of any rule of law would otherwise attach to a Member of Executive body or other officer in respect of any negligence, default breach of duty or breach of trust of which he or she may be guilty in relation to the Creative Vision but excluding:

(i) fines;

(ii) costs of unsuccessfully defending criminal prosecutions for offences arising out of the fraud, dishonesty or wilful or reckless misconduct conducted by the Member of Executive body or other officer;

(iii) liabilities to the Creative Vision that result from conduct that the Member of Executive body or other officer knew or ought to have known was not in the best interests of the Creative Vision or in respect of which the person concerned did not care whether that conduct was in the best interests of the Creative Vision or not.

(4) No Member of Executive body may be paid or receive any other benefit of any kind for being a Member of Executive body.

(5) A Member of Executive body may:

(a) sell goods, services or any interest in land to the Creative Vision;

(b) be employed by or receive any remuneration from the Creative Vision;

(c) receive any other financial benefit from the Creative Vision, if:

(d) he or she is not prevented from so doing by sub-clause (4) of this clause; and

(e) the benefit is permitted by sub-clause (3) of this clause; or

(f) the benefit is authorised by the Members of Executive body in accordance with the conditions in sub-clause (6) of this clause.

(6) (a) If it is proposed that a Member of Executive body should receive a benefit from the Creative Vision that is not already permitted under sub-clause (3) of this clause, he or she must:

(i) declare his or her interest in the proposal;

(ii) be absent from that part of any meeting at which the proposal is discussed and take no part in any discussion of it;

(iii) not be counted in determining whether the meeting is quorate;

(iv) not vote on the proposal. Constitution: Creative Vision Page 4 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018

(b) In cases covered by sub-clause (5) of this clause, those Members of Executive body who do not stand to receive the proposed benefit must be satisfied that it is in the interests of the Creative Vision to contract with or employ that Member of Executive body rather than with someone who is not a Member of Executive body and they must record the reason for their decision in the minutes. In reaching that decision the Members of Executive body must balance the advantage of contracting with or employing a Member of Executive body against the disadvantage of doing so (especially the loss of the Member of Executive body’s services as a result of dealing with the Member of Executive body’s conflict of interest).

(c) The Members of Executive body may only authorise a transaction falling within paragraphs 5(a)–(c) of this clause if the Members of Executive body comprises a majority of Member of Executive body who have not received any such benefit.

(d) If the Members of Executive body fail to follow this procedure, the resolution to confer a benefit upon the Member of Executive body will be void and the Member of Executive body must repay to the Creative Vision the value of any benefit received by the Member of Executive body from the Creative Vision.

(7) A Member of Executive body must absent himself or herself from any discussions of the Members of Executive body in which it is possible that a conflict will arise between his or her duty to act solely in the interests of the Creative Vision and any personal interest (including but not limited to any personal financial interest) and take no part in the voting upon the matter.

(8) In this Clause 4, “Member of Executive body” shall include any person, firm or company connected with the Member of Executive body.

5. Dissolution

(1) If the members resolve to dissolve the Creative Vision the Members of Executive body will remain in office as Creative Vision Members of Executive body and be responsible for winding up the affairs of the Creative Vision in accordance with this clause.

(2) The Members of Executive body must collect in all the assets of the Creative Vision and must pay or make provision for all the liabilities of the Creative Vision.

(3) The Members of Executive body must apply any remaining property or money:

(a) directly for the Objects;

(b) by transferring to any other Creative Vision or charities for the same/similar purposes as is for the present Creative Vision;

(c) in such other manner as the Creative Vision Commission for England and Wales (“the Commission”) may approve in writing in advance.

(4) The members may pass a resolution before or at the same time as the resolution to dissolve the Creative Vision specifying the manner in which the Members of Executive body are to apply the remaining property or assets of the Creative Vision and the Members of Executive body must comply with the resolution if it is consistent with paragraphs (a)–(c) inclusive in sub-clause (3) as mentioned above.

(5) In no circumstances shall the net value of the assets of the Creative Vision be paid to or distributed among the members of the Creative Vision (except to a member that is itself a Creative Vision). Constitution: Creative Vision Page 5 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

(6) The Members of Executive body must notify the Commission promptly that the Creative Vision has been dissolved. If the Members of Executive body are obliged to send the Creative Vision’s accounts to the Commission for the accounting period which ended before its dissolution, they must send the Commission the Creative Vision’s final accounts.

6. Amendments

(1) The Creative Vision may amend any provision contained in Part 1 of this Constitution provided that:

(a) no amendment may be made that would have the effect of making the Creative Vision cease to be a Creative Vision by definition/law;

(b) no amendment may be made to alter the Objects if the change would not be within the reasonable contemplation of the members of or donors to the Creative Vision;

(c) no amendment may be made to clause 4 without the prior written consent of the Commission;

(d) any resolution to amend a provision of Part 1 of this constitution is to be passed by not less than two thirds of the members present and taking a vote in a general meeting.

(2) Any provision contained in Part 2 of this constitution may be amended, provided that any such amendment is made by resolution passed by a simple majority of the members present and voting in a general meeting.

(3) A copy of any resolution amending this constitution shall be sent to the Commission within twenty-one days of it being passed.

PART 2

7. Membership

(1) Membership is open to individuals from diverse community and able to contribute to the community who are approved by the Members of Executive body.

(2) (a) The Members of Executive body may only refuse an application for membership if, acting reasonably and properly, they consider it to be in the best interests of the Creative Vision to refuse the application.

(b) The Members of Executive body must inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal within twenty-one days of the decision.

(c) The Members of Executive body must consider any written representations the applicant may make about the decision. The Members of Executive body’ decision following any written representations must be notified to the applicant in writing but shall be final.

(3) Membership is not transferable to anyone else. Application for membership must consider on the basis of truck record on their behaviour.

(4) The Members of Executive body must keep a register of names and addresses of the members which must be made available to any member upon request. Constitution: Creative Vision Page 6 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

8. Termination of Membership: Membership is terminated if -

(1) the member dies or, if it is an organisation which ceases to exist;

(2) the member resigns by written notice to the Creative Vision unless, after the resignation, there would be less than two members;

(3) any sum due from the member to the Creative Vision is not paid in full within three months of it falling due;

(4) any member takes any membership with similar organization;

(5) the member is removed from membership by a resolution of the Members of Executive body that it is in the best interests of the Creative Vision that his or her membership is terminated. A resolution to remove a member from membership may only be passed if:

(a) the member has been given at least twenty-one days’ notice in writing of the meeting of the Members of Executive body at which the resolution will be proposed and the reasons why it is to be proposed;

(b) the member or, at the option of the member, the member’s representative (who need not be a member of the Creative Vision) has been allowed to make representations to the meeting.

9. General meetings

(1) The Creative Vision must hold a general meeting within twelve months of the date of the adoption of this constitution.

(2) An annual general meeting must be held in each subsequent year and not more than fifteen months may elapse between successive annual general meetings.

(3) All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called special general meetings.

(4) The Members of Executive body may call a special general meeting at any time.

(5) The Members of Executive body must call a special general meeting if requested to do so in writing by at least five members or one tenth of the membership, whichever is the greater. The request must state the nature of the business that is to be discussed. If the Members of Executive body fail to hold the meeting within twenty-eight days of the request, the members may proceed to call a special general meeting but in doing so they must comply with the provisions of this Constitution.

10. Notice

(1) The minimum period of notice required to hold any general meeting of the Creative Vision is fourteen clear days from the date on which the notice is deemed to have been given. Constitution: Creative Vision Page 7 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

(2) A general meeting may be called by giving a shorter notice, if it is so agreed by all the members entitled to attend and vote.

(3) The notice must specify the date, time and place of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. If the meeting is to be an annual general meeting, the notice must say so.

(4) The notice must be given to all the members and to the Members of Executive body.

11. Quorum

(1) No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present.

(2) A quorum is;

five members entitled to vote upon the business to be conducted at the meeting; or

one tenth of the total membership at the time, whichever is the greater.

(3) The authorised representative of a member organisation shall be counted in the quorum.

(4) If:

(a) a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting; or

(b) during a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting shall be adjourned to such time and place as the Members of Executive body shall determine.

(5) The Members of Executive body must re-convene the meeting and must give at least seven clear days’ notice of the re-convened meeting stating the date time and place of the meeting.

(6) If no quorum is present at the re-convened meeting within fifteen minutes of the time specified for the start of the meeting the members present at that time shall constitute the quorum for that meeting.

12. Chair

(1) General meetings shall be chaired by the person who has been elected as Chair.

(2) If there is no such person or he or she is not present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting a Member of Executive body nominated by the Members of Executive body shall chair the meeting.

(3) If there is only one Member of Executive body present and willing to act, he or she shall chair the meeting.

(4) If no Member of Executive body is present and willing to chair the meeting within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding it, the members present and entitled to vote must choose one of their numbers to chair the meeting.

13. Adjournments

(1) The members present at a meeting may resolve that the meeting shall be adjourned.

(2) The person who is chairing the meeting must decide the date time and place at which meeting is to be re-convened unless those details are specified in the resolution.

(3) No business shall be conducted at an adjourned meeting unless it could properly have been conducted at the meeting had the adjournment not taken place.

(4) If a meeting is adjourned by a resolution of the members for more than seven days, at least seven clear days’ notice shall be given of the re-convened meeting stating the date time and place of the meeting.

14. Votes

(1) Each member shall have one vote but if there is an equality of votes the person who is chairing the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to any other vote he or she may have.

(2) A resolution in writing signed by each member (or in the case of a member that is an organisation, by its authorised representative) who would have been entitled to vote upon it had it been proposed at a general meeting shall be effective. It may comprise several copies each signed by or on behalf of one or more members.

15. Officers and Members of Executive body

(1) The Creative Vision and its property shall be managed and administered by a committee comprising the Officers and other members elected in accordance with this Constitution. The Officers and other members of the committee shall be the Members of Executive body of the Creative Vision and in this constitution are together called “the Members of Executive body”.

(2) The Creative Vision shall have the following Officers:

A chair,

A Vice Chair

A secretary,

A treasurer.

(3) A Member of Executive body must be a member of the Creative Vision.

(4) No one may be appointed a Member of Executive body if he or she would be disqualified from acting under the provisions of Clause 19.

(5) The number of Members of Executive body shall not less than three but (unless otherwise determined by a resolution of the Creative Vision in general meeting) shall not be subject to any maximum. Constitution: Creative Vision Page 9 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

(6) The first Member of Executive body (including Officers) shall be those persons elected as Member of Executive body and Officers at the meeting at which this constitution is adopted.

(7) A Member of Executive body may not appoint anyone to act on his or her behalf at meetings of the Member of Executive body.

16. The Appointment of Member of Executive body

(1) The Creative Vision in general meeting shall elect the Officers and the other Member of Executive body.

(2) The Member of Executive body may appoint any person who is willing to act as a Member of Executive body subject to sub-clause 5(b) of this clause. They may also appoint Member of Executive body to act as officers.

(3) Each of the Member of Executive body shall retire with effect from the conclusion of the annual general meeting held next time after holding his or her present appointment but shall be eligible for re-election at that annual general meeting.

(4) No-one may be elected as a Member of Executive body or an Officer at any annual general meeting unless prior to the meeting the Creative Vision is given a notice that:

(a) is signed by a member entitled to vote at the meeting;

(b) states the member’s intention to propose the appointment of a person as a Member of Executive body or as an officer;

(c) is signed by the person who is to be proposed to show his or her willingness to be appointed.

(5) (a) The appointment of a Member of Executive body, whether by the Creative Vision in general meeting or by the other Member of Executive body, must not cause the number of Member of Executive body to exceed any number fixed in accordance with this constitution as the maximum number of Member of Executive body.

(b) The Member of Executive body may not appoint a person to be an Officer if a person has already been elected or appointed to that office and has not vacated the office.

17. Powers of Member of Executive body

(1) The Member of Executive body must manage the business of the Creative Vision and have the following powers in order to further the Objects (but not for any other purpose):

(a) to raise funds: in doing so, the Member of Executive body must not undertake any substantial permanent trading activity and must comply with any relevant statutory regulations;

(b) to buy, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any property and to maintain and equip it for use; Constitution: Creative Vision Page 10 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

(c) to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the property belonging to the Creative Vision. In exercising this power, the Member of Executive body must comply as appropriate with sections 36 and 37 of the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006;

(d) to borrow money and to charge the whole or any part of the property belonging to the Creative Vision as security for repayment of the money borrowed. The Member of Executive body must comply as appropriate with sections 38 and 39 of the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006, if they intend to mortgage land;

(e) to co-operate with other charities, voluntary bodies and statutory authorities and to exchange information and advice with them;

(f) to establish or support any charitable trusts, associations or institutions formed for any of the charitable purposes included in the Objects;

(g) to acquire, merge with or enter into any partnership or joint venture arrangement with any other Creative Vision formed for any of the Objects;

(h) to set aside income as a reserve against future expenditure but only in accordance with a written policy about reserves;

(j) to obtain and pay for such goods and services as are necessary for carrying out the work of the Creative Vision;

(k) to open and operate such bank and other accounts as the Member of Executive body consider necessary and to invest funds and to delegate the management of funds in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the Member of Executive body of a trust are permitted to do by the Member of Executive body Act 2000;

(l) to do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the achievement of the Objects;

(2) No alteration of this constitution or any special resolution shall have retrospective effect to invalidate any prior act of the Member of Executive body.

(3) Any meeting of Member of Executive body at which a quorum is present at the time the relevant decision is made may exercise all the powers exercisable by the Member of Executive body.

(4) Members of Advisory body:

The Member of Executive body will invite local leaders, businesses, professional and individuals to be a member of advisory committee of Creative Vision. The Member of Executive body will take decision and invite them. Not necessary they will be a member of the Creative Vision.

18. Disqualification and Removal of Member of Executive body

A Member of Executive body shall cease to hold office if he or she: Constitution: Creative Vision Page 11 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

(1) is disqualified for acting as a Member of Executive body by virtue of section 72 of the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that provision);

(2) ceases to be a member of the Creative Vision;

(3) becomes incapable by reason of mental disorder, illness or injury of managing and administering his or her own affairs;

(4) resigns as a Member of Executive body by notice to the Creative Vision (but only if at least two Member of Executive body will remain in office when the notice of resignation is to take into effect); or

(5) is absent without the permission of the Member of Executive body from all their meetings held within a period of six consecutive months and the Member of Executive body resolve that his or her office be vacated.

19. Proceedings of Member of Executive body

(1) The Member of Executive body may regulate their proceedings as they think fit, subject to the provisions of this constitution.

(2) Any Member of Executive body may call a meeting of the Member of Executive body.

(3) The secretary must call a meeting of the Member of Executive body if requested to do so by a Member of Executive body.

(4) Questions arising at a meeting must be decided by a majority of votes.

(5) In the case of an equality of votes, the person who chairs the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

(6) No decision may be made by a meeting of the Member of Executive body unless a quorum is present at the time the decision is purported to be made.

(7) The quorum shall be two or the number nearest to one third of the total number of Member of Executive body, whichever is the greater or such larger number as may be decided from time to time by the Member of Executive body.

(8) A Member of Executive body shall not be counted in the quorum present when any decision is made about a matter upon which that Member of Executive body is not entitled to vote.

(9) If the number of Member of Executive body is less than the number fixed as the quorum, the continuing Member of Executive body or Member of Executive body may act only for the purpose of filling vacancies or of calling a general meeting.

(10) The person elected as the Chair shall chair meetings of the Member of Executive body.

(11) If the Chair is unwilling to preside or is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, the Member of Executive body present may appoint one of their members to chair that meeting. Constitution: Creative Vision Page 12 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

(12) The person appointed to chair meetings of the Member of Executive body shall have no functions or powers except those conferred by this constitution or delegated to him or her in writing by the Member of Executive body.

(13)A resolution in writing signed by all the Member of Executive body entitled to receive notice of a meeting of Member of Executive body or of a committee of Member of Executive body and to vote upon the resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Member of Executive body or (as the case may be) a committee of Member of Executive body duly convened and held.

(14) The resolution in writing may comprise several documents containing the text of the resolution in like form each signed by one or more Member of Executive body.

20. Delegation

(1) The Member of Executive body may delegate any of their powers or functions to a committee of two or more Member of Executive body but the terms of any such delegation must be recorded in the minute book.

(2) The Member of Executive body may impose conditions when delegating, including the conditions that:

the relevant powers are to be exercised exclusively by the committee to whom they delegate;

no expenditure may be incurred on behalf of the Creative Vision except in accordance with a budget previously agreed with the Member of Executive body.

(3) The Member of Executive body may revoke or alter a delegation.

(4) All acts and proceedings of any committees must be fully and promptly reported to the Member of Executive body.

21. Irregularities in Proceedings

(1) Subject to sub-clause (2) of this clause, all acts done by a meeting of Member of Executive body, or of a committee of Member of Executive body, shall be valid notwithstanding the participation in any vote of a Member of Executive body:

who was disqualified from holding office;

who had previously retired or who had been obliged by the constitution to vacate office;

who was not entitled to vote on the matter, whether by reason of a conflict of interest or otherwise;

if, without:

the vote of that Member of Executive body; and

that Member of Executive body being counted in the quorum, the decision has been made by a majority of the Member of Executive body at a quorate meeting.

(2) Sub-clause (1) of this clause does not permit a Member of Executive body to keep any benefit that may be conferred upon him or her by a resolution of the Constitution: Creative Vision Page 13 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

Member of Executive body or a committee of Member of Executive body, if the resolution would otherwise have been void.

(3) No resolution or act of

(a) the Member of Executive body

(b) any committee of the Member of Executive body

(c) the Creative Vision in general meeting shall be invalidated by reason of the failure to give notice to any Member of Executive body or member or by reason of any procedural defect in the meeting unless it is shown that the failure or defect has materially prejudiced a member or the beneficiaries of the Creative Vision.

22. Minutes

The Member of Executive body must keep minutes of all:

(1) appointments of Officers and Member of Executive body made by the Member of Executive body;

(2) proceedings at meetings of the Creative Vision;

(3) meetings of the Member of Executive body and committees of Member of Executive body including:

the names of the Member of Executive body present at the meeting;

the decisions made at the meetings; and

where appropriate the reasons for the decisions.

23. Annual Report and Return and Accounts

(1) The Member of Executive body must comply with their obligations under the Charities Act 1993 with regard to:

(a) the keeping of accounting records for the Creative Vision;

(b) the preparation of annual statements of account for the Creative Vision;

(c) the transmission of the statements of account to the Creative Vision;

(d) the preparation of an Annual Report and its transmission to the Commission;

(e) the preparation of an Annual Return and its transmission to the Commission.

(2) Accounts must be prepared in accordance with the provisions of any Statement of Recommended Practice issued by the Commission, unless the Member of Executive body are required to prepare accounts in accordance with the provisions of such a Statement prepared by another body.

24. Registered particulars -

The Members of Executive body must notify the Commission promptly of any changes to the Creative Vision’s entry on the Central Register of Charities. Constitution: Creative Vision Page 14 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

25. Property

(1) The Members of Executive body must ensure the title to:

(a) all land held by or in trust for the Creative Vision that is not vested in the Official Custodian of Charities; and

(b) all investments held by or on behalf of the Creative Vision, is vested either in a corporation entitled to act as custodian Member of Executive body or in not less than three individuals appointed by them as holding Members of Executive body.

(2) The terms of the appointment of any holding Members of Executive body must provide that they may act only in accordance with lawful directions of the Members of Executive body and that if they do so they will not be liable for the acts and defaults of the Members of Executive body or of the members of the Creative Vision.

(3) The Members of Executive body may remove the holding Members of Executive body at any time.

26. Repair and insurance

The Members of Executive body must keep in repair and insure to their full value against fire and other usual risks all the buildings of the Creative Vision (except those buildings that are required to be kept in repair and insured by a tenant). They must also insure suitably in respect of public liability and employer’s liability.

27. Notices

(1) Any notice required by this constitution to be given to or by any person must be:

(a) in writing; or

(b) given using electronic communications.

(2) The Creative Vision may give any notice to a member either:

(a) personally; or

(b) by sending it by post in a prepaid envelope addressed to the member at his or her address; or

(c) by leaving it at the address of the member; or

(d) by giving it using electronic communications (email/SMS) to the member’s address.

(3) A member who does not register an address with the Creative Vision or who registers only a postal address that is not within the United Kingdom shall not be entitled to receive any notice from the Creative Vision.

(4) A member present in person at any meeting of the Creative Vision shall be deemed to have received notice of the meeting and of the purposes for which it was called.

(5) (a) Proof that an envelope containing a notice was properly addressed, prepaid and posted shall be conclusive evidence that the notice was given. Constitution: Creative Vision Page 15 of 16 Adopted: 7th February 2018.

(b) Proof that a notice contained in an electronic communication was sent in accordance with guidance issued by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators shall be conclusive evidence that the notice was given.

(c) A notice shall be deemed to be given 48 hours after the envelope containing it was posted or, in the case of an electronic communication, 48 hours after it was sent.

28. Rules

(1) The Members of Executive body may from time to time make rules or bye-laws for the conduct of their business.

(2) The bye-laws may regulate the following matters but are not restricted to them:

(a) the admission of members of the Creative Vision (including the admission of organisations to membership) and the rights and privileges of such members, and the entrance fees, subscriptions and other fees or payments to be made by members;

(b) the conduct of members of the Creative Vision in relation to one another, and to the Creative Vision’s employees and volunteers;

(c) the setting aside of the whole or any part or parts of the Creative Vision’s premises at any particular time or times or for any particular purpose or purposes;

(d) the procedure at general meeting and meetings of the Members of Executive body in so far as such procedure is not regulated by this Constitution;

(e) the keeping and authenticating of records. (If regulations made under this clause permit records of the Creative Vision to be kept in electronic form and requires a Member of Executive body to sign the record, the regulations must specify a method of recording the signature that enables it to be properly authenticated.)

(f) generally, all such matters as are commonly the subject matter of the rules of an unincorporated association.

(3) The Creative Vision in general meeting has the power to alter, add to or repeal the rules or bye-laws.

(4) The Members of Executive body must adopt such means as they think sufficient to bring the rules and bye-laws to the notice of members of the Creative Vision.

(5) The rules or bye-laws shall be binding on all members of the Creative Vision. No rule or bye-law shall be inconsistent with, or shall affect or repeal anything contained in, this constitution.